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03/13/2012
The 21.7 Tbps Fiber Trial
For the second year in a row, Verizon and NEC Corporation of America said they transmitted high bit-rate technologies over field fiber, with their latest trial sending 21.7 terabits per second (1 terabit equals 1,000 gigabits) – the highest capacity to date – under field conditions.?? The 2012 trial was performed earlier this year on […]
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03/13/2012
DISH Wraps Spectrum Buy, Waits For FCC OK
Despite the fact it has not secured FCC clearance to launch its proposed nationwide Long Term Evolution (LTE) terrestrial broadband network, DISH Network Corporation signed off on its purchase of the reorganized DBSD North America Inc., and substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks Inc. DISH says it’s invested more than $3 billion for […]
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03/13/2012
In: Personal Clouds. Out: PCs.
The reign of the personal computer as the sole corporate access device is coming to a close and, by 2014, the personal cloud will replace the personal computer at the center of users’ digital lives. So says Gartner Inc. Gartner analysts say the personal cloud will begin a new era that will provide users with […]
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03/12/2012
Live From Satellite 2012: Few Fireworks On LightSquared Panel
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite the wrangling between the GPS industry and nationwide satellite broadband wannabe LightSquared being on the front burner inside the Beltway, it was not a standing-room-only group at this morning’s “LightSquared and GPS: Status Update and Lesson Learned” panel at Satellite 2012. And it wasn’t much of a status update or a […]
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03/12/2012
Bankruptcy Court Vets Entropic Buyout
San Diego-based Entropic Communications Inc. just got the green light from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to purchase Trident Microsystems’ set-top-box system-on-a chip (SoC) assets (click here for more information). The deal now has to go through all the customary closing conditions, but final paperwork could be signed by the end […]
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03/12/2012
DLNA Adds Powerline Specs To Interop Lineup
The HomePlug AV and HD-PLC powerline networking standards will be incorporated into the next version of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines, scheduled for release soon. Powerline networking products are certified by HomePlug Alliance and HD-PLC Alliance for HomePlug AV or HD-PLC technology. By adopting powerline networking into its Interoperability Guidelines, […]